The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-13
CLEARED BY RECORDS.
Justice ". H. Hughsy Invites Close
Scanning Of His Career.
uuste.d Of Robbing the Taxpayers.
His Omee Has been source
OF Revenue 10 the County.

over the burning GOALS" faid Justice
W. H. Hughey to an APPEAL man yes
terdsy, land / invite you to 90 through
the records. l haven't examined them
myself, don't know just how they
stand, but am conscious Of having
done nothing crooked and am willing |
TO stand by them. You can get my |
record from the Ill off ;ials, Criminal,
Circuit aud County Court clerks,
county trustee and Chairman Slaugh-
ter. Here Ia the city and around
Buntyn don't care 30 much about
the Ledger's attacks, because where
people know me they will amount to
nothing; but In the country the charge
In q newspaper that q man Is robbinR
the taxpayers Ia something awiully In.
furious. While examining my &C
counts you might run across some
thing that would be- valuable in
future, and II It should be against me
that's all right"
This proposition was certainly fair
enough, and the reporter acted upon
1t. Tue Circuit Court was first visited,
where IL was charged an unusually
large number Of cases had been ap.
pesled, mostly by defendants. Aided
by Deputy Clerk J. p. Young, the rec
ord was examined, with the following
result: During the past twelve
months there have been twenty.ope
cases appealed from Justice Hughey's
court, eleven OF which were during
this term and are yet to be heard.
OF those decided, for plaintiffs, one was
sustained, another was abandoned by
the defendant, the third Is under adj
Wis, ment, and the remaining eleven
are yet 10 be heard. OF those decided
by the Justice for the defendant, one
was Hbqualifedly sustained, another
was sustained but new trial granted,
In third the plaintiff never appeared,
the fourth both appealed, and the
filth Is under advisement. This GER
tsinly does not look very much like
one-sided decisions against law and
testimony. Fiom Mr.. Young and an
attorney who was present, II WAS
learned that fully Observation-Disclosures
OF the appealed cases from all msgis-
trates' courts are by defendants.
Another noticeable fact was that
Justice Huahey's number Of case. Ia
the Circuit Court are no greater than
those Of other magistrates, and not as
large as some. During the term OF the
court there were sixty.6ye cases up.
pealed from five magistrates, and
Justice Hughsy has only eleven oil
them.
Criminal Court Clerk Ospsrs has
paid Justice Hushey during the past
year 8i43 10 Tor State and county dis.
missed and workhouse warrants. The
latter worked out their sentence at 10
cents per day, and OF course the county
paid him fees 10 which he was en-
titled. The above eum. therefore, is
very small, and only portion OF IL Ia
for dismissed warraDts.
Tue books OF Chairman Slaughter's
Office show tina. the Jutt.cs has paid
10 the county 1924 %, all for fines a.
sessed and collected for II.
County Court Clerk Qligley has
received sos 40 the State tax under
the small oHense law.
The Justice has aseesed In mltti.
muses. 1896, which the county gets nj
40 cents per day.
The county trustee has received The
SOAPS receipted for by Chairman
Slaughter.
All theee figures show q net prof, TO
the county OF t2S5.l0. Add the Gums
s23i.25, sos and $S93 and u makes a
total OF t72S.25. Take from this the
proportion belonging 10 Justice
Hughes, si43. is, and the remainder Il
the couniy's profit.
A visit was then paid the jail 10 in
quiro into tho charge Of just CO
Hughey sleeping at the all In order
| 10 be on hand when the crap thooterI
were brought In. Jailer John J. Ma
son had z me 10 Hot Springs, aud Oh,
only way TO yet the facts was by 70
turning TO the Justice. lie Was dis.
appointed on learning the absence o
Mr.. Mason, TO whom the reporter wa
arat referred.
"I'll tell you Just how Il was, an,
Mr.. Mason will confirm me In ever,
word. The hrtt raid was on the der
In Oheltea. Complaints were made :,
Deputy Sheriff J. T. Strain Of hideou
dislu Dances Of nightly rest, and h
went 10 Judge DuBose. Toe Judg
referred the matter 10 me, ne MI
Strain was employed In my court.
10 usd warrants for the house anC
everybody In II, and the pfitoner
were brought In about IL o'clock q
night. I met them nj the fall at Mr.
Strains u queft 10 issue mlttimusea OF
which the ,ller could hold them. A
you are aware, live at Buntyn. wheI
! got through It was alter midnight
and too late 10 70 home and hotel
we're some distance away. heesta
Mason and Alexander requisite,
mo 10 remain all night ant
sleep with the latter gentleman
which | did, as Mr.. Butler. the nigh
Waterman, will also STATE. Mr.. Ale
andeT sleeps In the Jail building ever,
night, but has a nicely furnished room
In front and outside the bars. 0ne o.
two 81 the crap shooters submitted
their cases that night, aud, on pay
ment OF the hnes and costs, were 70
leased. This was entirely an econom
ical move, rs u saved either the pris
on,r or county 81 40 Tor board and onl
days guard lees.
"The next raid with which has
anything TO do Was that OF Albritiont
establishment, No. ~ Hidden avenue
The complaint wss made at my Office
and | Issued warrants a. In the ils
instance, remaining over night at IN,
fail under precisely the same circum
stance. That night one or two sub
mitted their cases, paid their fines anC
costs, ard were also released. Thes'
we're not even charged aIl lees, II
mistake not. Next morning three Of
four others submitted their casee. bu
had no money al the time. did no
care 10 wait on them, 10 ! told Mr.
Mson what the total would be and
authorized him 10 receipt Tor II from
them and III charge them from Gus
toiy. This was further requested By
Deputies Strain aud Carroll, as being 1
convsnienoe for Mf. Mason.
"rhe third raid, In which Waller
was killed, Was not made ON warrants
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